Hi GraniteRose,

I replied to your reply to me on the "Sexual Issues" topic. I hope I don't end up repeating that here:)

My H (LD, 38) and I (HD, 45) have been married for around 1.5 years. We dated for 3 years before marrying. This is my 3rd marriage. I was married at age 18 to a man 11 years older; we were married for 7 years before divorcing due to his cheating. He was also HD but, unfortunately, wasn't only having sex with me every day. My 2nd marriage lasted 15 years (2 kids) before I filed for divorce due to ongoing verbal abuse and being pretty much a single parent although I was married. Sex wasn't a issue there except for me not being able or willing to switch into sex mode after being constantly verbally abused.

My current H and I met 2 weeks after I filed for divorce. At the time we met he was going to a neighborhood bar and drinking every night. He wanted a part-time girlfriend and made it clear that he'd never put me before his friends or family. We were together a year before I stopped our relationship because he really didn't want more than a part-time relationship. We got back together in Oct. 2000 and have been together ever since, marrying in 2002.

Shortly before our wedding I found hundreds of internet pictures of women (boobs and bj's) in our bedroom. He insisted that he'd had them forever, but the dates they were printed (some) were dates AFTER we got back together. I was so hurt that he would prefer this to me and sleep with me every night WITHOUT touching me. None of these pictures look any better than I do. I also know that he has pictures in his office of his ex-wife and ex-girlfriends even though he has no kids with any of them. Many times I think the reason he doesn't want me is because he is unwilling to give up old memories. I don't understand why he'd want to keep pictures of women that have cheated on him though.

Sorry, so long. I have the house to myself (yeah!) and am just rattling on.

COgal